ahead of
preposition
1
: in front or advance of
2
: in excess of
Synonyms
- afore [chiefly dialect]
- before
- ere
- fore [chiefly dialect]
- 'fore
- of
- previous to
- prior to
- to
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Example Sentences
She got ahead of me. They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us. We have some hard work ahead of us. The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates. The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition. They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7. See More
Word History
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
ahead of
preposition
1
: in front of
He stood ahead of me in line.
2
: earlier than
They arrived ahead of us.
3
: having a lead over
The other team is ahead of us by two points.
ahead of
preposition
1
as in before
earlier than always arrives at school ahead of the bus we were cautioned not to fill out any of the test answers ahead of time Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- before
- prior to
- to
- previous to
- in advance of
- of
- ere
- till
- until
- 'fore
- fore
- afore
- up to
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- after
- following
- since
- next
- next to
2
as in against
preceding in space the three lost children emerged from the forest, with the family dog walking proudly ahead of them Synonyms & Similar Words
- before
- against
- in advance of
- in front of
- fore
- afore
- 'fore
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- after
- following